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Confidence among farmers is strong after a bumper 2020 winter crop, with hopes that a repeat this year will set the sector up for years to come.

BlueTriton’s dispute with the California State Water Resources Control Board will help demonstrate whether plans for more forceful regulation of water use will be shaped by dry conditions on the ground.

PSP has made another significant investment in Australian agriculture through its purchase of Auscott, adding to its acquisitions of BFB and Webster in 2019.

The former Nestlé Waters North America was acquired by One Rock Capital and Metropoulos & Co for $4.3bn earlier this year and has been directed to 'stop its unlawful activities' by regulators.

The aggregation of seven dairy farms in Victoria is in the ‘top echelon’ of Australian dairy producers, a source says.

Hancock vice-president Carl Evers says surface water trading may increase amid this year’s drought, providing a first step toward building mechanisms to facilitate future groundwater regulation.

The Horizon Fund will be managed by the investment banking company’s sustainable investing group and target growth-oriented private equity investments in climate-transition related businesses.

The Melbourne-based GP is targeting 10-12% returns for its new vehicle, building on the 2019 launch of its Diversified Agriculture Fund.

New Current Land and Water principal David Orth says his firm sponsored EDF's latest report to advance a land repurposing dialogue that avoids the negative associations of ‘fallowing’.

Managing partner Reuben Munger says the Sustainable Asset Fund exceeded its $1bn target and the four and a half month fund raise reflects investor appetite for sustainable real assets.